The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-10

county-Against the Moore insurance bill
By Senator Douglass, from Grayson
county-On the same bject.
By Senator Upshaw, from Hill county,
against the passage of the telephone bill
Senator Bell, for judiciary com mittee
No. 2, reported unfavorably to amend
article $50 of the code of criminal pro-
ceedure; favorable to repeal article 6S5 OF
the code of criminal proceed
ure; unfavorable to amend the
| law relative to the destruction
of fish; favorable to make it penal to use
language or to be guilty of conduct calcu-
lated to provoke breach of the peace.
Senator Calhoun, for judiciary commit
tee No. 2, reported unfaYorably to amend
title 10, chapter l, of the code of criminal
| procedure.
Senator Harrison offered a resolution
that the commissioner of the general
land Office be requested to furnish list
of certificates, and patents issued for
lands in the reservations.
Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator Frank-To repeal article
statutes, relative to county commissioners
estraying stock.
BY Senator Glasscock-To provide for
the publishing of the civil and criminal
laws.
BY Senator Terrell-To amend the law
relative 10 the partition and distribution
of estates of deceased persons.
By Senator Claiborne-To require a
two years residence in the state before
any person can be appointed branch
pilot
The president appointed Senators
Simklns and Armistead committee to
visit the normal schools, and Senators
Harrison and Woods to visit the Terrell
asylum.
A message was received from the gov
ernor appointing General Walter p. Lane,
of Marshall; III. p. league, of Kaufman,
and w. f. Fergerson, of San Antonio, as
drouth COMMITTEES; also appointing d. E..
Thomas, as a member of the board of
managers OF the blind asylum, vice Col.
l. G. Searcy, resigned.
The bill to permit railroads to abandon
their termini at places destroyed by
storms was taken up and passed.
Senator Simkins offered resolution
that 1000 copies of the journal be pub
lished.
Senator Bell opposed it and took occa-
sion to allude to the publication of two
speeches IN the journal which was in VIC
latlon of the resolution, and he suggested
that the clerks hereafter confne them
selves to their legitimate duties.
Senator Armistead explained that it was
no fault of the clerks that the speeches
had appeared in the journal, and that if
anybody was to blame it was himself, as
he had requested that speeches be pub.
lished.
Senator Burgess opposed the resolution,
saying that, as vehicle for conveying in
formation, the journal was utterly worth
less. 1t was only intended as record
for the senators and, as for sending it
out to give information, blank piece of
paper would answer equally as we'll.
Senators Macmanus and Fields support
ed the resolution.
Senator Burney moved that the resolu-
ton be laid on the table. Lost.
Senator Lane considered the journals
as containing information valuable to the
people, and he moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Senator Upshaw said he thought no
man outside of the senate could learn
anything from them. To the average
man the journals would be nothing but
Egyptian darkness. He favored taking
the newspapers, which, he said, gave an
account of what is going on.
He opposed the resolution.
Senators Garrison and Stinson opposed
the resolution for the reason that the
journals were not Ineligible, and that
the additional cost would be too great.
Senator Jarvis believed that the people
could get more information from the
papers than from the journals; he, there
fore. opposed the resolution.
Senators Simkins and Macmanus sup
ported the resolution and urged its
adoption.
The question recurring on the adoption |
Of the resolution it was dopted-yeas, 16;
nays, 10.
The bill to amend the law so as to pro-
vide that no person shall be convicted of |
my grade of homicide unless the body or
portion of the body of the deceased is
.Ound and identified was taken up.
Senator Glasscock offered to amend by
dding, provided, it is shown by compe-
ent evidence that the body cannot be
ound 1t will be only necessary to prove
he act of homicide. Lost.
The bill was then ordered engrossed.
The senate went into executive session
nd confirmed the appointments sent in
Turing the day.
Senator Burney presented petition
rom citizens of San Antonio, asking
NV to regulate architecture.
The governor sent in message ap-
pointing I. c. Thompson, of Galveston,
member of the board of regents of the
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock to-day.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Roll call; quorum present. Prayer by
he chaplain.
Senator Garrison was excused for the
ay.
PETITIONS.
By Senator Mcdonald, from Lamar
Ounty, against the telephone bill; also
raging that law be passed to proven
holesale liquor dealers from giving away
r permitting liquor drank on their
also, against the Moore insur-
nee bill.
By Senator Gregg, from Anderson
ounty, against the Moore bill.
by Senator Calhoun, from Colorado
ity, against the Moore insurance bill.
BY Senator Douglass, from Grayson